Phnom Penh

Phnom Penh ភ្នំពេញ 金边市
—  Ceety  —
Frae Top: Skyline o Phnom Penh, Independence Monument, Naitional Assembly, Central Market, Wat Phnom, Royal Palace, Koh Pich Park, National Museum an Hun Sen Park
Eik-name(s): Pearl o Asie (pre-1960s) The Chairmin Ceety
Phnom Penh Location o Phnom Penh, Cambodie
Coordinates: 11°33′N 104°55′E
Kintra	Cambodie
Province	Phnom Penh
Settled	1372
Became Caipital	1865
Subdiveesions	12 destricts (khans)
Govrenment
- Mayor & Govrenor	H.E. Keb Chutema កែប ជុគិមា
- Vice Govrenors	H.E. Than Sina, H.E. Map Sarin, H.E. Seng Tong
Aurie
- Tot	678.46 km2 (262 sq mi)
Aurie rank	Ranked 23rd
Hicht	11.89 m (39 ft)
Indwallers (2011)
- Tot	2,234,566
- Rank	Ranked 1st
- Densitie	3,293.6/km2 (8,530.3/sq mi)
- Densitie rank	Ranked 1st
Demonym	Phnom Penher
Time zone	Cambodia (UTC+7)
Aurie code(s)	+855 (023)
Wabsteid	Phnom Penh Website

Phnom Penh (Khmer: ភ្នំពេញ, IPA: [pʰnum peːɲ]) is the caipital an lairgest ceety o Cambodie. Locatit on the banks o the Mekong River, Phnom Penh haes been the naitional caipital syne the French colonised Cambodie, an haes grown tae become the naition's centre o economic activities. Phnom Penh haes grown tae become the industrial, commercial, cultural, tourist an historical centre o Cambodie.

Ance kent as the Pearl o Asie, it wis considered ane o the loveliest o French-built ceeties in Indocheenae in the 1920s. Phnom Penh, alang wi Siem Reap an Sihanoukville, are significant global an domestic tourist destinations for Cambodie. Foondit in 1434, the ceety is notit for its bonnie an historical airchitectur an attractions. There are a number o survivin French colonial biggins, such as the Ryal Palace, Phsar Thmei, an ither French style biggins alang the grand boulevards.

Situatit on the banks o the Tonlé Sap, Mekong an Bassac rivers, Phnom Penh is hame tae mair than 2 million o Cambodie's population o ower 14 million. It is the wealthiest an maist populous ceety in Cambodie an is hame tae the kintra's politeecal hub.

Internaitional relations

Twin touns an sister ceeties

Cambodia–Vietnam Friendship Monument at Botum Park.

Phnom Penh is twinned with:

• Long Beach, Californie, Unitit States
• Lowell, Massachusetts, Unitit States
• Providence, Rhode Island, Unitit States
• Savannakhet, Laos
• Vientiane, Laos
• Mandalay, Burma
• Busan, Republic o Korea
• Incheon, Republic o Korea
• Ho Chi Minh Ceety, Vietnam
• Hanoi, Vietnam
• Cần Thơ, Vietnam
• Lam Dong, Vietnam
• Shanghai, Cheenae
• Tianjin, Cheenae
• Kunming, Cheenae
• Changsha, Cheenae
• Bristol, Ingland

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